Takotsubo cardiomyopathy

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a form of cardiomyopathy that arises due to stress. It is also know as broken-heart syndrome.
In contrast to many other cardiomyopathies, takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a reversible left ventricular dysfunction. It's occurrence is relatively rare and 90% of the affected patients are female.